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“Kaffirs are as a rule uncivilised—the convicts even more so. They are troublesome, very dirty and live almost like animals.”
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- quote
- Confidence:
- 0.60
- Indexed:
- 2026-07-04
- Hash:
- cca7be093f430557e6e1c9513c9fbc12988212c79b7f0e29282170a63b8234b3
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